Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[trsturself]

Wow, I didn't know about LLV or that there was a big diff. in hatchery vs. breeder Appenzellers. After looking at the breeder birds I see what you are talking about and yes, the breeder birds are quite nice looking! I like the little crest too.

Some day I'd like to get a breeder Buff Brahma. It was the first breed I fell in love with and got two from Meyer and the one ended up being a rooster and while the other was pretty (the Nancy Brahma like a calico cat rather than buff) I want a true Buff Brahma. I like to have a list always going.

I'll have to check my girls for it. Thanks for the tip.
Whole foods didn't have peas. Got some lentils from them to try to sprout. I have them soaking now

I didn't get to check the girls today. Hopefully tomorrow morning. I have somewhere to be tomorrow though so not sure if it will happen. They are all walking around fine, so hopefully everything is good.

I need to get some BOSS for the girls since a couple of them are going through bad molts. I need to try to get a pic of our PR, she looks horrible. lol

We lost our GLW chick. She was my daughter's favorite. She wasn't in the coop last night. No sign of her. She was still small enough to squeeze through the fence so it's likely a hawk, fox, raccoon, got her.

Our bantam EE is still not acting like she feels well. She sits all puffed up. I dosed her directly with the Vet Rx. Hope she gets better. I'll give her more tomorrow. Everyone else seems to be fine.


Ashdoes... thanks for sharing your experience. If I ever question something like that I'll definitely keep the testing in mind.

 

[NotableNancy]

Where is everyone??????? We've never gone this long with no posts... anyone have new pics to share? Love to see everyone's coop/run/girls/boys!!

Just found these barred fluffy faced olive eggers.... I love them!!

http://froggybogfarm.weebly.com/black-barred-olive-eggers.html


Integration is going much better than last time. I think because they were able to see each other more this time. As soon as I let the younger chicks out and the older ones can get into the younger ones coop/run they end up completely switching places and the big ones stay in the 5X8 run all day. I guess it's 'new' to them because they haven't been able to go in there for 2 months.

I didn't get to check the girls today. Hopefully tomorrow morning. I have somewhere to be tomorrow though so not sure if it will happen. They are all walking around fine, so hopefully everything is good.

I need to get some BOSS for the girls since a couple of them are going through bad molts. I need to try to get a pic of our PR, she looks horrible. lol

We lost our GLW chick. She was my daughter's favorite. She wasn't in the coop last night. No sign of her. She was still small enough to squeeze through the fence so it's likely a hawk, fox, raccoon, got her.

Our bantam EE is still not acting like she feels well. She sits all puffed up. I dosed her directly with the Vet Rx. Hope she gets better. I'll give her more tomorrow. Everyone else seems to be fine.


Ashdoes... thanks for sharing your experience. If I ever question something like that I'll definitely keep the testing in mind.

Don't forget worms for more protein! Awww, sorry you lost your GLW chick. How old?

 

[christine9]

It has been quiet lately. I'm working on integrating also. My little ones are ten weeks old and seem ready. I don't know if I'm up for chasing six chicks down every night to get them in the coop with the big girls but it would be worth it to know they will be roosting in the coop. Especially because Peppy STILL roosts in the run. Oh well. They are all turning pink in their combs intermittently throughout the day. Some are just starting to show signs of waddles coming in. I'm pretty confident they have been sexed correctly. Phew!!
Some pretty recent pictures from the past week:
Eggplant (black Am)

Limabean (splash am)

Sarsaparilla (cuckoo marans)
Not a very recent pic. She's starting to show a little redness where her waddles are developing.

Olive (lt brahma)

Strawberry (speckled sussex)

Pumpkin (welsummer)

Oh and my Persimmon (RIR) who was broody forever is molting now. Kiwi (Dellie) is molting very mildly and still laying just about everyday. I did have to buy a half dozen eggs so I could bake for my MILs birthday. Oh well. Now I have a cute half dozen egg carton lol.

 

[trsturself]

Where is everyone??????? We've never gone this long with no posts... anyone have new pics to share? Love to see everyone's coop/run/girls/boys!!

Just found these barred fluffy faced olive eggers.... I love them!!

http://froggybogfarm.weebly.com/black-barred-olive-eggers.html


Integration is going much better than last time. I think because they were able to see each other more this time. As soon as I let the younger chicks out and the older ones can get into the younger ones coop/run they end up completely switching places and the big ones stay in the 5X8 run all day. I guess it's 'new' to them because they haven't been able to go in there for 2 months.
Don't forget worms for more protein! Awww, sorry you lost your GLW chick. How old?

Worms are a good idea.
The GLW chick was 10 weeks old.

That's funny they switch areas.

I've been super busy lately. I took the bandages off my girls feet and redid them. Everything looked good. No redness. I haven't done my friend's yet but I don't expect different with them.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Haha, yeah, it has been pretty quiet here! Me, I've been working on preparations for winter and on getting a pen set up for my new call ducks who came home yesterday. They are definitely not Meyer birds, but they're so cute and small that I just have to share:

Their color is Butterscotch. The drake is Malcolm and the duck is Trudi. They are truly tiny, it's hard to picture how small they are until you see them in person!


And as for my Meyer babies, here they are as of Friday. I took their 5 month pictures a little early because I knew I would be busy this weekend with the ducks. The pictures are dark because it was dreary and rainy and I had the flash on.

Elda the Silver Gray Dorking:

My snuggy-wuggy.

Kit-kit the SGD:

Georgette the Black Copper Marans:

Louise the BCM, she started out more coppery in her neck but has grown in more black feathers than copper now:

Mabel the Welsummer--she's started to grow spurs, oddly enough!

And their two broodmates that are NOT Meyer birds.

Poppy the Cream Legbar:

And Violet the Bielefelder:

For those with similarly aged pullets, these girls are already significantly bigger than Trudi and Malcolm. They are so tiny! (Yeah, I'm obsessed at the moment. )

 

[autumnhearth]

Where is everyone??????? We've never gone this long with no posts... anyone have new pics to share? Love to see everyone's coop/run/girls/boys!!

Just found these barred fluffy faced olive eggers.... I love them!!

http://froggybogfarm.weebly.com/black-barred-olive-eggers.html

Integration is going much better than last time. I think because they were able to see each other more this time. As soon as I let the younger chicks out and the older ones can get into the younger ones coop/run they end up completely switching places and the big ones stay in the 5X8 run all day. I guess it's 'new' to them because they haven't been able to go in there for 2 months.

Yes, thank you for getting that started. I've been pretty low energy this week. This girl my son used to sit with on the bus and play with at recess everyday turned vicious on him, pushing his face to the floor, hitting him, calling him stupid and telling him not to follow her. Kindergarteners can be cruel and it's a bit heart breaking. I don't have any very recent pics of my girls but have been very happy to get three eggs a day, just waiting on red faced Morgaine and Victoria. Those barred OE are too funny, barred isn't my favorite pattern and olive is prob my least fave color eggs but they are cute!

It has been quiet lately. I'm working on integrating also. My little ones are ten weeks old and seem ready. I don't know if I'm up for chasing six chicks down every night to get them in the coop with the big girls but it would be worth it to know they will be roosting in the coop. Especially because Peppy STILL roosts in the run. Oh well. They are all turning pink in their combs intermittently throughout the day. Some are just starting to show signs of waddles coming in. I'm pretty confident they have been sexed correctly. Phew!!
Some pretty recent pictures from the past week:
Eggplant (black Am)

Pumpkin (welsummer)

Oh and my Persimmon (RIR) who was broody forever is molting now. Kiwi (Dellie) is molting very mildly and still laying just about everyday. I did have to buy a half dozen eggs so I could bake for my MILs birthday. Oh well. Now I have a cute half dozen egg carton lol.

Looks like Peppy will have some nice girlfriends soon! Lovvvvvve Pumpkin! I love those half dozen egg cartons did you get the clear Organic Valley ones? I love to show of my eggs in them. Just gave half a dozen to my other sister who doesn't live as close, we took our boys to Boo at the Zoo today.

Haha, yeah, it has been pretty quiet here! Me, I've been working on preparations for winter and on getting a pen set up for my new call ducks who came home yesterday.

They are definitely not Meyer birds, but they're so cute and small that I just have to share:


Their color is Butterscotch. The drake is Malcolm and the duck is Trudi.

They are truly tiny, it's hard to picture how small they are until you see them in person!

And as for my Meyer babies, here they are as of Friday. I took their 5 month pictures a little early because I knew I would be busy this weekend with the ducks.

The pictures are dark because it was dreary and rainy and I had the flash on.

Elda the Silver Gray Dorking:



Mabel the Welsummer--she's started to grow spurs, oddly enough!



And Violet the Bielefelder:

Aww those call ducks are too cute! Lovely, lovely girls as always! Your Dorkings are filling out nicely and I'm still a bit jealous your Marans have the copper necks, however subtle. I *adore* Mabel and Violet is gorgeous!!!

 

[NanaLynn]

Christine and Pip: great looking chicken pics!
Trsturself: so sorry for the glw. Always the worst part of chicken keeping.
Nancy: it has been slow on here. I've been trying to read all the posts and keep up, but we have a huge mess here at our house. Our cabinets for the kitchen came in and we've been putting them together box by box. Wish we could have afforded them pre assembled.
Thank you everyone for the congrats for the 2nd grandchild announcement.

I need to allow more time for my chickens and take pics too. We're still low on eggs and a lot of them still look pitiful with all their missing feathers. I am so tired of remodeling, I need more chicken time!

 

[trsturself]

We haven't had a single egg for days! It's so frustrating. I didn't realize how many eggs we really use until we have 0 on our holder.

 

[MamaShell]

Where is everyone???????  We've never gone this long with no posts... anyone have new pics to share?  Love to see everyone's coop/run/girls/boys!!

Just found these barred fluffy faced olive eggers.... I love them!!

http://froggybogfarm.weebly.com/black-barred-olive-eggers.html

I guess it has been a busy week for everyone! I have been following up with reading, just not posting. Everyone's photos are great! I agree those Barred Olive Eggers are adorable!

I am still trying to figure out what to do about water for the winter. Unfortunately, I think I will be lugging gallon jugs from the house to the coop as I don't have a frost free hydrant and always shut my hoses off for winter. I am not looking forward to that. Has anyone used a fountain inside the coop? With all the dripping that my girls do, I think moving the fountain might be more of a mess than a traditional 5 gallon waterer hung from the ceiling. What does everyone else do for winter?

@LynnEBC congratulations on 2 grandchildren on the way!! Such an exciting time!!! Good luck with the kitchen remodel. That's exciting, too. Hopefully, it won't take as long as mine. So worth it when it is done, though. It's been almost a year and I still sit at the counter and look into the kitchen and can't believe it's mine.


I have started marketing my eggs by giving away 1/2 dozens with a flyer saying how they can buy more. Hopefully, I will get some customers soon. Up until now, I have just been giving then away. Here's a photo of my label

Wish me luck!!

 

[trsturself]

I guess it has been a busy week for everyone! I have been following up with reading, just not posting. Everyone's photos are great! I agree those Barred Olive Eggers are adorable!

I am still trying to figure out what to do about water for the winter. Unfortunately, I think I will be lugging gallon jugs from the house to the coop as I don't have a frost free hydrant and always shut my hoses off for winter. I am not looking forward to that. Has anyone used a fountain inside the coop? With all the dripping that my girls do, I think moving the fountain might be more of a mess than a traditional 5 gallon waterer hung from the ceiling. What does everyone else do for winter?

@LynnEBC congratulations on 2 grandchildren on the way!! Such an exciting time!!! Good luck with the kitchen remodel. That's exciting, too. Hopefully, it won't take as long as mine. So worth it when it is done, though. It's been almost a year and I still sit at the counter and look into the kitchen and can't believe it's mine.


I have started marketing my eggs by giving away 1/2 dozens with a flyer saying how they can buy more. Hopefully, I will get some customers soon. Up until now, I have just been giving then away. Here's a photo of my label


Wish me luck!!

Love the label. Great idea to give potential customers a sample. I'm still trying to come up with a logo so I can make some stickers for our stuff.